The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-01-14

splendid woman she might become!
He would wait patiently and hope
fully, he told himself, as he walked
away from the incorrigible object OF
his heart.
Taking q copy ofTalmage's sermons
from his pocket, Vane sat down on a
bench under an elm and commenced
it's persual.
Soon a merry laugh caused him to
lift his eyes. He saw Lottie riding
down the maple shaded lane on her
milkwhite pony. Floss. Very bright
| and saucy she looked in her navy-blue
riding habit and jaunty hat with it's
dropping plume, us she drew rein be-
side him.
'Sir Owl, am on my way to meet
Alice now; and while am gone Ishall
expect you to .fixup' In other words,
put on q clean collar. part your hair
IN the middle, PIN suntlower
IN" your button-hole, and en-
deayor to assume the aesthetic aspect
OF the delightful dude ofthenineteenth
century" And with anothergay laugh,
the vivacious fay vanished, like u me-
teor, i'll q cloud of dust down the road.
For weeks after Alice Mays arrival,
the Winton home was filled with brill
liant company.
Vane devoted Himself almost entire.
ly to Miss May, leaving Lottie to
amuse herself or seek the society of
Tho guests, which the gay girl did not
much relish as she dlslised highly all
tendency to tight.laced decorum.
They had frequent picnics in the
grove near the Winton home, at which
Alice always shone as the .'bright
particular star" She would re-
turn, after being gone all day,
with her elegant costume as fresh
and unrumpled as when she started;
while Lottie would lose her fan and
parasol, wade in tho brook, get her
dress torn and soiled and come home
looking like fright, with her face and
hands as dark MS Mexican's, com
pared with the fair, composed Alice
May.
When they went riding Lottie would
make Floss perform such daring
pranks as jumping wide bitches, leap
| ing fences, etc, thus provoking earnest
remonstrances from Vane and Alice.
Then the brown-eyed witch would
ride more recklessly than ever, send
ing back ringing peals of laughter to
the dignified couple whom she left to
bring up the rear.
OF late Vane thought he detected a
sort oil recklessness in Lottie's freaks.
When going up the mountain, where
it was dangero usly steep, Vane dis
mounted to lead Miss Mays horse,
telling Lottie not co attempt an as.
| cent until he came to her assistance.
But she scorned his command. Put
ting her whip to Floss, she galloped
past them, like violent wind, on up
the rocky height, tearingup pebble and
turf, over wild chasms and along mar
row lodges, when single misstep
would have sent pony and rider down,
down to instant, awful destruction.
Vane had trembled fairly. To screen
his fears, though, he had given Alice
reached the girl at the top of the
mountain, traces OF tears might have
been seen in the brown eyes. But she
kept her face turned carefully away
from both Vane and Alice.
"Lottie. why will you ride so reck-
lessly, endanger your life ana cause us
such wild apprensions?" was Miss
Mays interrogative reprimand.
The girl who had given her compan-
ions such a fright over her mad eques-
trian performances shot aswift glance
at Vane, sitting pale but self-possessed
on his horse, as she gaily replied:
Have no direful forebodings on my
account, good folks. I'm in league
with the fairies, hob.goblins, etc, who
live among those handsome mountain
ferns, and they will not permit me to
come to the least harm even if want
ed to do So"
"Please do be more careful of your
self hereafter, Lottie," spoke Vane for
the first time, looking tenderly at the
cause of all their present anxiAties.
ooh, well, III try to e,Vane. But
you know IFS impossible for me to curb
myself by the rules which poky human
ity goes by. always did love tear
OF ride!" she said, glancing up.
Why, Lottie, there are tears in
Your eyes. Have we scolded your
little apisode too harshly?" put in
Alice's gentle voice, catching sight OF
Lottie's tear dimned eyes for the first
time.
IA grape vine struck me in the eyes
as l rode along" dissimulated Lottie,
subjecting eacn of her visual organs
to vigorous rubbing of her chubby
brown fists.
poor child!' said Vane, gently,
"you hove been punished enough
without our reprimands. But let us
descen!r now"
"Just as though it were something
very seriousl" laughed Lottie, as they
started homeward.
That evening Vane spent in the par
lor, turning Alice Mays music and list
ening to her low but exceedingly sweet
voice. Lottie looked on and sighed
from her corner of the room. Vane
did not approach her once within the
evening. The next morning Vane
found Lottie in the parlor, seated on
the window.sill A magazine lay
unnoticed in her lap. She was
quietly watching Alice May, who,
book in hand, was promenading slowly
mp and down the avenue of shady trees
in plain view from the library sis
she not beautiful" said Vane, follow
ing Lottie's gaze out of the window,
where Alices graceful figure arrayed i'll
the daintiest of pink lawn. could be
seen walking backward and forward.
II cordially agree with you this
time" said Lottie.
~ wonder if she would marry me2"
"Why, Vane Winton how slow you
are! You haven't asked her YETI"
mot yet he answered. The fact is
the refusal one OF her sex gave me, has
made me fear a similar termination of
my suit"
"Fie! All women are not alike. Alice
is noble and true. Don't be stupid
enought to contrast her with rattle.
brain like me, responded Lottie, fore
ing a laugh.
"Well, we shall see. Ishall, perhaps,
lay my heart at her feet to-day. Do